Why You Shouldn't Copy Your Tech Idols

Which startup founder do you admire most and why?

I think your videos helped me preserve my sanity during the darkest days of my life. Having no investor, no mentor, no one to give feedback on if the decisions you are taking are the right ones creates a psychological hellscape because of uncertainties and consequences thrown at your mind. I am forever greatful even if I just pretended you to be my mentors in imagination. Even if you think you are talking to void, the void thanks you.

Elon has made this point in interviews that you should not begin your career by building a hard-tech startup like Tesla/SpaceX. He called it “advanced” entrepreneurship.

You may be a mere mortal, but you don't have to be a muggle. Take your startup one step at a time!

Reproduce the path of a successful entrepreneur is absolutely impossible because it's a combination of unlikely intense events. We can follow general advices like work hard, be resilient, discipline...but the choices and some other such stuffs are very hard to follow. So good luck to those who want to "copy" 😁

Starting small is probably a great advice, because small & fast wins will build up your self-confidence you’ll need for bigger projects in the future.

Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) - 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - Advice Paradox: Why It's So Hard to Copy Your Heroes 01:28 - 3 Examples 02:09 - Sam Altman 03:01 - Elon Musk 03:30 - Peter Thiel 03:47 - Sam's Success 06:34 - Elon's Life Story 09:22 - Peter's Success 12:12 - How We Avoid This At YC? 15:16 - Personalization: Video Content vs. Office Hours 16:57 - Outro

you are awesome guys. you give life-changing advices. thanks.

Giving prescriptions never work and never will. What these founders did is so specific to luck, being at the right place at the right time, experience, networks, knowledge, and so much more. As Peter Thiel said, 'Every moment in history happens only once. All successful companies are successful in their own unique way'.

Interestingly, a few years ago I was wondering, why are American people so successful, so I concluded that in order to understanding, I needed to see the world in your eyes, in order words, i am like, speak your language, see what you see, read what you read, go where you go/went, learn to code, and that is how I am far of my compatriots here in Angola, and how I am build my first products, as hobbyist, and it all began by emulations you

Amazing talk folks !!! All your videos helps a get lot insights and finally strength and work on core values which constructed who I am today!!! Definitely our paths will cross some day, most of the days it's a dream which is possible, I can feel it, keeps me on track and make wonders reality 😊 More power to you folks... Thank you 😊

Good Work! It would be incredibly insightful if you guys could start a series where each video could focus on a single company or influential personality, delving into the various factors and reasons behind their success.

This helps a lot... So much clarity we get from you guys

Thanks, very informative video. Thanks for being honest and direct.

Always sound advice and this one came at the right time. Thank you!

For Theil, he encountered mimetic theory when he took a class under professor Rene Girard in college, and this deeply shaped his worldview and approach towards managing a startup, so...

This is such an important video! Thank you for making it.

These videos really are great. It's like that honesty and ground up thinking. Listen to your heroes yet also forge your own journey 🔥 even if that means going through the same exact trials and tribulations that they did

0:00 Introduction and overview of the episode 1:27 Examining successful people's advice: Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel 6:37 Discrepancies between Peter Thiel's advice and his personal experiences 9:37 Understanding why successful people give advice they didn't follow themselves 12:22 The importance of sharing personal stories and learning from mistakes 14:08 Influence of college experiences on life paths and decisions 15:26 The challenges and benefits of personalizing advice for a wide audience 16:40 Exploiting personal advantages for startup success 17:10 Appreciating successful entrepreneurs and learning from their journeys Table of contents powered by PodcastAI✨

This is priceless content! Thank you!